Observer Report
Beijing
A flight carrying 25 tons of Pakistani pine nuts arrived at Kunming Changshui Airport in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, says a report published by China Economic Net. “Baxi pine nuts”, a snack popular in China in recent years, has always been mistaken by Chinese consumers as being produced in Brazil. In fact, they are from Chilgoza pine forest in Pakistan’s western region Parachinar. According to the report, historically Pakistan has been a traditional exporter of pine nuts, most of which are sold to China through the Khunjerab Port in Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Nowadays some vendors are purchasing such pine nuts in Xinjiang because of its advantage of road traffic. Pakistan pine nut is of the best quality in the world with its large kernel, thin skin, high nutritional value and medicinal value.
